Consistent with this week’s Summer time from the Archives problem, we’re diving (again) into a favourite Remodelista story to excavate the supply of 1 specific element. The challenge? A Colonial Home in Bellport with Unusual Fashion from French Designer C. S. Valentin. The element? A light-weight cane rocking chair within the nook of a bed room.
Learn on:
The Sighting
Above: The cane chair in query is in a visitor room in designer C.S. Valentin’s Bellport home. We’re drawn to its minimal strains and visible lightness (thanks, partly, to the caned again). Styling by Alexa Hotz and images by Jonathan Hökklo for Remodelista.
The Supply
Above: Some sleuthing revealed the chair to be Ikea’s Grönadal. The unhealthy information? It’s been discontinued since our story on Valentin’s place first went dwell. And whereas it’s exhausting to seek out an actual lookalike, the excellent news is analogous rocker kinds will be discovered all around the web. For instance…Above: This Black Cane Rocking Chair has a barely sturdier body however an analogous caned seat and again. It’s at the moment on sale for $356 from Joss & Primary.
Above: And the South Shore Balka Rocking Chair has related skinny black metallic legs to Ikea’s model and a curved, hand-woven rattan physique. It’s $334.99 from Goal and in addition obtainable from Wayfair, the place it’s at the moment on sale for $242.18.
N.B.: With just a little digging, you can even discover Ikea’s Grönadal on the market, on secondhand websites like OfferUp.
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